How To Install rand on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rand on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rand
rand is:
This program can be used to write pseudo random numbers/characters to the standard output. The arguments can be used to generate integer or float numbers with a certain precision, or to “mask” the numbers with certain characters.
There are three methods to install rand on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install rand Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rand using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rand
Install rand Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rand using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rand
Install rand Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install rand using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rand
How To Uninstall rand on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rand package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rand
Uninstall rand And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rand and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rand
Remove rand Configurations and Data
To remove rand configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rand
Remove rand configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rand configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rand
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rand package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
